Automobile-whistle.



G. HILLS. AUTOMOBILE WHISTLE,

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1912.

LU'YQGDQ Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

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OF FRANKLIN, ILLINOIS.

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specification ofJL-etters' Patent.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Application filed July 31, 1912. Serial No. 712,533.

' tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to automobile alarms and has for an object to provide a novel pump actuated whistle that is hingedly attached to the side of the chassis and is provided with a friction pulleywhich is adapted to be moved into engagement with the engine fly wheel by depression of "a pedal on the foot board.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended? claim.

In the-accompanying drawing forming part of this specification: Figure l is a perspective view of the device in applied position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the device with parts in elevation. Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View on the line 1-4Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference. designate similar parts, 10 designates the side of an automobile chassis, 11 the engine fly-wheel, and 12 the foot board.

, The alarm device comprising the subjectmatter of this invention conslsts of a leaf hinge 13 one leg of which is bolted or otherwise rigidly fixed to the side of the chassis, the other leg being terminally equipped with a tubular bearing box 14 in which is revolubly mounted a shaft-15 which carries on one end a friction pulley 17 adapted to be brought into engagement with the underside otthe' fly-wheel, the shaft being equipped on the opposite end with a rotary p numera 18, the pump carrying a whistle 19 of ordinary character that extends rearwardly along'the side of the chassis.

A pull rod 20 is connected at the lower end to an eye 21 carried by the free leg of the hinge, and extends in upright position toward the foot board, a pedal 22 being pivoted intermediate the-ends on the foot board ,as shown at 23, the lower end of the pedal extending through the foot board and being pivotally connected to the upper end of the push rod -by a. pin 24. A helical spring 25 is interposed between the free end of the pedal and the foot board and serves to normally hold the friction pulley out of engagement with the engine flywheel. Upon depression of the pedal the pull rod 20 will be raised and will rock the free leg of the hinge upwardly with a resultant enga ement of the friction pulley with the fly-w eel.

The pump is preferably formed of a lurality of fan blades 26 which are fixe to the shaftlfi, a cylindrical casing 27 housing the blades and having a tubular bearing ump designated in general by the 28 on one side housing the shaft 15 and hav-" ing an air intake 0 ning 28 on the same side. A constricte outlet nozzle 29 leads from the fan casing to one end of the whistle 19. The pump casing is referably formed integral with the free eg of the hinge. Hard\oil or grease cups 30 and 31 engaged through the tubular bearings of the hinge and fan casing serve to lubricate the shaft 15. i

What is claimed, is

An automobile alarm-device including the combination "with the chassis and fly wheel of an automobile, of a dowtnwardly extending leaf hinge having one leg fixed to the chassis side, and having the free leg terminally equip ed with a transverse tubu-- lar bearing, a an casing having one side integral with the side edge of the last named leg and having a tubular bearingon the opsaid 5 aft engageable' with said y wheel,

fan blades on said shaft hbused within said I In testimony whereof, I afiix my signafan caslng, a Wlnd lnstrument operatlvely tnre in presence of two Witnesses.

connected to said fan casing, and means for GEORGE LEONARD HILLS. rocking said-free leg and moving said fric- \Vitnesses:

5 tion disk into and out of engagement with F. T. MILLER,

said fiy Whee1. H. G. KEPLINGER.

r five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

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